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The Robert E. Lee Elementary School in East Wenatchee, Washington, was so named because, as the district already had a Ulysses S. Grant Elementary School, the school board felt it was only fair to acknowledge those who had migrated from the South,…

In 1913, the Daughters of the Confederacy began a campaign to dedicate a route across the southern United States as the "Jefferson Davis Highway," a stretch later to include U.S. Route 99. In 1940, with unofficial state approval, the Daughters of…

Situated in the triangle formed by Merchant’s Row on north and south, and South Peasant Street on the east, stands this beautiful memorial of Vermont granite as a reminder that Middlebury remembers her defenders. The monument is 32 feet and 1 inch in…

The city of Leesburg was established on June 16th, 1866 after gold was discovered at the Leesburg Mine. As most settlers were Southerners, the settlement was named after Confederate war hero general Robert E. Lee. Today, Leesburg remains an…